Vulnerability in FreeBSD
CVE-2006-5824
Integer overflow in the ffs_rdextattr function in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted UFS filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5679. NOTE: a third party states that this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD because only root may mount a filesystem.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 6.1
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-security/2007-January/004218.html (mailing-list)
- projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-08-11-2006.html (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30144 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5824?
- CVE-2006-5824 is a vulnerability in FreeBSD. Published 2006-11-09.
- Is CVE-2006-5824 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.